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Prevalence of Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: A Population-Based Study in the Southeastern United States

Author(s) -

Stanley M. Caress,

Anne Steinemann

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.94.5.746

Subject(s) - metropolitan area , medicine , atlanta , environmental health , population , demography , sample (material) , family medicine , pathology , chemistry , chromatography , sociology

We examined the prevalence of multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS), a hypersensitivity to common chemical substances. We used a randomly selected sample of 1582 respondents from the Atlanta, Ga, standard metropolitan statistical area. We found that 12.6% of our sample reported the hypersensitivity and that, while the hypersensitivity is more common in women, it is experienced by both men and women of a variety of ages and educational levels. Our prevalence for MCS is similar to that (15.9%) found by the California Department of Health Services in California and suggests that the national prevalence may be similar.

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